High tech communincations devices could make for safer cars

By JOHN PORRETTTO
Associated PressPublished:January 14, 2003 7:00PM

DEARBORN, Mich. New high-tech devices turning some of todays vehicles into offices on wheels may detract from their safety, the chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Automakers must make sure giving drivers access to e-mail, news, weather and stock quotes doesnt create hazards, NHTSA administrator Dr.